Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — Police were called to a home in the Ejido neighborhood Friday where residents reported a foul smell. Inside an apartment, authorities located a decomposing body.
Residents near a tenement building on 75th Avenue and 2nd Street made the report Friday afternoon. According to initial reports, neighbors said the man had not been seen for several days. He is reported to have rented a room where he lived alone and suffered numerous health problems.
Red Cross paramedics were part of the first responders who confirmed the death. Municipal Police officers cordoned off the area while they waited for forensics to remove the body.
The man’s death is being treated as natural. Authorities have not released the name of the deceased.
